Fish locomotion is the various types of animal locomotion used by fish, principally by swimming. This is achieved in different groups of fish by a variety...
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and rolling. Fins can also be used for other locomotions other than swimming, for example, flying fish use pectoral fins for gliding flight above water...
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Locomotion in space Terrestrial locomotion Animal locomotion Climbing Crawl (disambiguation) Flight Fish locomotion (swimming, others) Gait analysis Horse gaits...
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Animal locomotion Aquatic Fish fin Locomotion in space Robot locomotion Role of skin in locomotion Terrestrial locomotion Tradeoffs for locomotion in air...
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A robot fish is a type of bionic robot that has the shape and locomotion of a living fish. Most robot fish are designed to emulate living fish which use...
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fish, or ambulatory fish, is a fish that is able to travel over land for extended periods of time. Some other modes of non-standard fish locomotion include...
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ethology, animal locomotion is any of a variety of methods that animals use to move from one place to another. Some modes of locomotion are (initially)...
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Fin (redirect from Evolution of fish fins)
Fins first evolved on fish as a means of locomotion. Fish fins are used to generate thrust and control the subsequent motion. Fish and other aquatic animals...
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Terrestrial locomotion has evolved as animals adapted from aquatic to terrestrial environments. Locomotion on land raises different problems than that...
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Fish | Bio-Aerial Locomotion". Retrieved 2019-09-01. Davenport, John (June 1994). "How and why do flying fish fly?". Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries...
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marine animals to breed. Fish locomotion Fin and flipper locomotion Amphibious fish Walking fish Flying fish Undulatory locomotion Aquatic predation Bait...
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Undulatory locomotion is the type of motion characterized by wave-like movement patterns that act to propel an animal forward. Examples of this type of...
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Teleost (redirect from Teleost fish)
narrow gaps; some use their pectoral fins for locomotion and others undulate their dorsal and anal fins. Some fish have grown dermal (skin) appendages for camouflage;...
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Slime coat (category Fish anatomy)
(2020-03-24). "Fish Locomotion & Movement 101: How Fish Swim Explained". Earth Life. Retrieved 2021-09-12. Blake, Robert W. (1983-05-26). Fish Locomotion. CUP Archive...
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of these methods of locomotion incorporate multiple combinations of pectoral-, pelvic-, and tail-fin movement. Many ancient fish had lung-like organs...
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Several organisms are capable of rolling locomotion. However, true wheels and propellers—despite their utility in human vehicles—do not play a significant...
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Flying and gliding animals (redirect from Aerial locomotion)
A number of animals are capable of aerial locomotion, either by powered flight or by gliding. This trait has appeared by evolution many times, without...
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in a variety of ways. They provide a source of thrust for aquatic locomotion for fish, cetaceans and crocodilians and other forms of marine life. Terrestrial...
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Skates are cartilaginous fish belonging to the family Rajidae in the superorder Batoidea of rays. More than 150 species have been described, in 17 genera...
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Fish migration is mass relocation by fish from one area or body of water to another. Many types of fish migrate on a regular basis, on time scales ranging...
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Fish farming or pisciculture involves commercial breeding of fish, most often for food, in fish tanks or artificial enclosures such as fish ponds. It...
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Juvenile fish Fish go through various life stages between fertilization and adulthood. The life of fish start as spawned eggs which hatch into immotile...
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M.; Lane, D. M.; Davies, J. B. C. (1999). "Review of Fish Swimming Modes for Aquatic Locomotion" (PDF). IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering. 24 (2): 237–252...
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An electric fish is any fish that can generate electric fields, whether to sense things around them, for defence, or to stun prey. Most fish able to produce...
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Walking (section Walking fish)
Walking (also known as ambulation) is one of the main gaits of terrestrial locomotion among legged animals. Walking is typically slower than running and other...
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Fish reproductive organs include testes and ovaries. In most species, gonads are paired organs of similar size, which can be partially or totally fused...
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A fish scale is a small rigid plate that grows out of the skin of a fish. The skin of most jawed fishes is covered with these protective scales, which...
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Fish vary greatly in size. The whale shark and basking shark exceed all other fish by a considerable margin in weight and length. Fish are a paraphyletic...
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Shoaling and schooling (redirect from Shoal (Fish))
Shoaling and schooling In biology, any group of fish that stay together for social reasons are shoaling, and if the group is swimming in the same direction...
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Fin and flipper locomotion occurs mostly in aquatic locomotion, and rarely in terrestrial locomotion. From the three common states of matter — gas, liquid...
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